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THAT China invented the compass is well known to all.The very first was known as a chariot compass,or“south-pointing chariot.”Legend has it that when the mythical Huangdi(Yellow Emperor)and tribal leader Chi You were at war,the former ordered his Minister Feng Hou to invent a chariot compass that would enable him to find his way through dense fog and defeat his foe.Third century BC thinker Han Fei explained in one of his books the motivation for inventing the compass:“It was easy to get lost due to poor orientation,which is why kings in ancient times invented an instrument that points south and so shows in which direction West and East lie.”The instrument Han Fei mentioned is actually the chariot compass.No matter what direction
THAT China invented the compass is well known to all. Very first was known as a chariot compass, or “south-pointing chariot. ” Legend has it that that when the mythical Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and tribal leader Chi You were at war, the former ordered his Minister Feng Hou to invent a chariot compass that would enable him to find his way through dense fog and defeat his foe.Third century BC thinker Han Fei explained in one of his books the motivation for inventing the compass: “It was easy to get lost due to poor orientation, which is why kings in ancient times invented an instrument that points south and so shows in which direction West and East lie. ” The instrument Han Fei said that it was actually the chariot compass. matter what direction